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Background: Patient-centered outcome measures should be evaluated postoperatively as the recovery after surgery varies between patients. We aimed to evaluate the feasibility, reliability, and trajectory of the quality of recovery-15 (QoR-15) in patients undergoing cardiothoracic and aortic surgeries.
Materials And Methods: This retrospective study included adult patients who underwent elective cardiothoracic and aortic surgeries. The primary outcome was the QoR-15, with a minimal clinically important difference of 6.8, assessed on postoperative days (POD) 2, 4, and 7. The final analysis included patients with at least one valid outcome. Feasibility and reliability were assessed by the successful completion rate on each POD and using Cronbach's alpha of the QoR-15 on POD 4. A linear mixed model was used to evaluate the trajectory of the postoperative QoR-15 scores.
Results: Of the 36 eligible patients, 30 with a mean age of 70 years were included in the final analysis. The successful completion rates on POD 2, 4, and 7 were 72.7%, 87.8%, and 87.8%, respectively. The mean QoR-15 scores on POD 2, 4, and 7 were 89.9, 98.0, and 108.3, respectively. The QoR-15 scores on POD 2 and 4 were not statistically different (P = 0.06) but were clinically significant. The QoR-15 score on POD 7 was statically (P < 0.001) and clinically higher than the QoR-15 score on POD 2. Cronbach's alpha for the QoR-15 score measured on POD 4 was 0.85.
Conclusion: The QoR-15 is a feasible and valid measurement after elective cardiothoracic surgery, which increases significantly over time after surgery.
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